Its story
HIP 42568 has a visual magnitude of about 4.30: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42568: right ascension 8h 40m 37s, declination −59° 45′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).
HIP 42568. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42568, HD 74375, Gaia DR3 5302503371669042688. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 42568
- Right ascension
- 8h 40m 37s
- Declination
- −59° 45′ 40″
- Magnitude
- 4.30
- Distance
- ≈ 1,810 ly
Data: gaia-dr3